Somehow I don't think that was the headline.
What obama meant to say was that the 400 billion could have been used to build a mosque in every US city--gold pillars and all.
It wasn't -- this was --
Obama criticizes war in Iraq during Ames visit '
I had just sent this to a friend of mine and my brain was still on the word "slammed"... Sorry......
In any event, comments like this from a sitting senator while we are at war are inexcusable, in my opinion.